Combined envelope and letter sheet



E. L. DAILEY COMBINED ENVELOPE AND LETTER SHEET Dec. 9. 1924.

Filed July 9, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 tun"--.

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E. L. DAILEY COMBINED ENVELOPE AND LETTER-SHEET Fil ed July 9, 1923 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Edward Bailey INVENTOR \VITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Dec.9, .1924.

EDWARD L.- DAIDEY, or BERG, nom'rr DAKOTA.

COMBINED ENVELOPE AND LETTER SHEET.

Application filed Juily 9,

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDwARnL. DAiLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Berg, in the county of. McKenzie and State of North Dakota,have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Envelopes andLetter Sheets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stationery and has for its object theprovision of a novel combined envelope and letter sheet which is capableof being inserted in folded condition within a typewriter, for theinscription of the message, the letter being formed integrally with theenvelope, i. e. the envelope. being formed in such a way as to utilizeone endof the sheet in its construction.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character inwhich the envelope portion is provided with a strip which has its edgesperforated so that it may be conveniently torn out to permit signing ofthe letter subsequent to its folding and disposition within theenvelope, this torn out strip and signature. being covered by theenvelope flap when the envelope is sealed.

Another object is the provision of a device of this character which willbe simple and inexpensive in manufacture, a great time and labor saverand a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the combined letter sheet and envelopeshowing one side thereof,

idFigure 2 is a similar view of the other S i Fig. 3 is a view oftheletter sheet folded but unsealed, the removable strip being partly tornout, e

Fig. 4: is a view of the device folded and sealed,

Figs. 5 and 6 are sections on the lines 55 and 6-6, respectively of Fig.4.

Referring more particularly to the drawings I have shown my device ascomprising an elongated sheet of paper 10 which may have two corners atone end rounded as indicated at 11 and which has its other end foldedback upon itself an indicated at 12 to define the front panel 13 of theenvelope,

1923. Serial No. 650,440.

the sheet 10 itself forming the rear panel 14 of the envelope. This end13 of the sheet is formed with lateral extensions 15 which are foldedback and gummed onto the rear side of the back panel 14 to constitutethe end flaps. By this construction it will be seen that an envelope isformed with the sheet 10 integral therewith. The extremity of the paper10, i e. beyond the envelope, has its corners diagonally cut away asshown at 16 and constitutes a flap 17 which is the sealing or closingflap of the envelope and which has its edges coated with suitableadhesive.

The sheet 10 may be provided at its free end with any suitableletterhead indicated at 18 printed thereon, and. the sheet is scored,

creased or folded at 19 at different points so that subsequent to'thewritin' of the message the sheet may be folde along these lines and bentover and inserted into the envelope.

The panel 13 of the envelope, may, if preferred, be formed with a window21 which may be simply an area made transparent by any process, or whichmay be an opening covered with transparent material or not, aspreferred. This panel 13 may also hear at its upper left hand corner thereturn address of the sender. The arrangement and location of the window21 is such that the address written upon the letter sheet at 22 will bevisible through the window when the letter is folded and inserted withinthe en velope. The place 22 for the address is indicated by perforatedlines 22 so that the address will be written at the proper place so asto register with the window.

A very important feature is the provision of means whereby the lettermay be signed subsequent to the folding and insertion of the sheetwithin the envelope. In making provision for this feature, the backpanel14 of the envelope is formed with erforated lines 23 whichdefine a strip24 w ich is intended to be torn out by the writer so that the completedletter may be signed.

In the-use, the entire device may be inserted within a typewriter in theusual manner, or the message may be written by hand,

if preferred. Subsequently to the writing of the message, the sheet 10is folded over and over upon the various transverse lines and the foldedsheet is then inserted within the envelope formed at one end thereof.The operator then grasps one end'of the strip 24 and tears it eitherentirely out or partly out with one end left attached. The tearing out Iof this strip leaves an elongated opening ex posing the letter sheet atthe bottom thereof so that the writer ma sign the communication. Whenthe seeing flap 17 is folded down in place and stuck onto the rear sideof the panel 14, it will cover this opening so that the completedenvelope containing the messa e will have the same appearance as an orinary envelope. i

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will beapparent that, I have thus provided a simple and inexpensive combinedletter sheet and envelope which will be a great saver'of time and laborin communication and which will also eliminate a portion of the cost ofcorrespondence, .not only. on account of its time saving. feature butalso forthe reason that the letter sheet and envelo are formedintegrally and ma'nufactu in this condition and may be printed with anydesired matter at one operation.

While I have shown and described the sions constituting end flaps forthe envelope, gummed" and stuck onto the rear side of the rear panel,the terminal of said end portion of the sheet constituting the sealingflap, the rear'panel being provided with perforated lines defining astrip adapted to be torn out to permit signing of the message subsequentto folding of the sheet and disposition thereof within the envelope.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDWARD L. DAILEY.

. provided near said end with lateral exten-

